Electric Blue-Galloo Settee and Stool

ADF Textile Studio produced blue vermiculated leather texture based on the Haas Brothers design for their Electric Blue-Galloo Settee and Stool. Ongoing.

Haas Brothers | Electric Blue-Galloo Settee and Stool

Electric Blue-Galloo Settee and Stool

2017

ADF Textile Studio produced blue vermiculated leather texture for Haas Brothers Electric Blue-Galloo Settee and Stool based on their design. ADF worked with Haas Brothers to create a fabrication technique for this unique surface.

ADF worked with artist Ericka Beckman to create multiple sculptural components for solo exhibition titled You the Better at Mary Boone Gallery in New York City in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall. ADF has fabricated editions of this sculptural installation in collaboration with electronics specialist Mark Rosen who worked closely with the artist Ericka Beckman. Each house sculpture contains LED's that are programmed to illuminate in a spectrum of assigned RGB colors that are timed in relation to the film shown.

This work is now in the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, The Broad Museum in Los Angeles, California, United States and shown internationally.

You the Better

This image is an installation view of Beckman's solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall.

You the Better (Installation View)

This image is an installation view of Beckman's solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall.

You the Better (Installation View)

This image is an installation view of Beckman's solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall.

You the Better (Installation View)

This image is an installation view of Beckman's solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall.

You the Better (Installation View)

This image is an installation view of Beckman's solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in 2015 curated by Piper Marshall.

Bandit Mark created for Bandit character in You the Better. The Broad Museum edition underway in ADF's 3D Fabrication Studio. Electronics. Test fitting.

You the Better (In Progress)

ADF machined 2 inch clear acrylic with inset threaded aluminum flange in various sizes. These components are part of the sculpture's base construction.

You the Better (Work in Progress Images)

ADF machined 2 inch clear acrylic with inset threaded aluminum flange in various sizes. These components are part of the sculpture's base construction.

You the Better Bandit (Work in Progress Image)

ADF's Textile Studio created a felt Bandit Mask for the Bandit character of Beckman's You the Better series.

You the Better (Work in Progress Image)

Beckman's installation involves the sculptures lighting in a sequence that coordinates with Beckman's film. Each house contains RGB LED's that are programmed by electronic specialist Mark Rosen in collaboration with the artist Ericka Beckman.

Sphere 30 | Sculpture | Blair Cahill | Scope Miami 2016

ADF worked closely with artist Blair Cahill to create Sphere 30 beginning in 2014. The maximum diameter of the largest ring in the sphere spanning 30 inches. Her complex graphic designs were translated by ADF's Textile Studio into digital embroidery. ADF's 10 needle digital embroidery machine generated each of the 10 layers of designs. Each layer of sheer silk is filled with a design full of satin and fill stitches.

The sculptural elements were designed with Cahill and ADF's 3D fabrication studio. Each ring is engineered to tightly hold the silk while the armature suspends the rings from a single backbone point. The artist wanted the illusion of the discs floating as much as possible with little hardware visible. Materials included in the sculpture are Lexan, nickel electro-plated Lexan, machined aluminum brackets, mirrored aluminum base with PVC plastic shell.

One of the key design concepts requested by the artist in the design of this sculpture was that it could be disassembled for compact crating and shipping. For Scope Miami 2016, ADF created a crate for Sphere 30 at the request of the artist that allowed the sculpture to be shipped as an assembled whole and requesting that the pedestal be incorporated into the design. ADF's 3D Fabrication Studio engineered a custom crate designed to support the rings for shipping safely.

This sculpture originally exhibited at the Rag Factory in London, UK has exhibited internationally, most recently exhibited with Jan Kossen Contemporary at Scope Miami 2016.

ADF fabricated Sphere 30 using a variety of materials, processes and technologies. The colorful graphics are embroidered on sheer silk. The silk is held tightly in engineered discs of Lexan, nickel electroplated Lexan, mirrored aluminum and suspended by machined aluminum brackets. The backbone and base of the sphere are comprised of mirrored aluminum, Lexan and a PVC inner shell.

Sphere 30

Flint Oxide | Blair Cahill

Flint Oxide was fabricated by ADF textile division for artist Blair Cahill. The completed installation includes 5 banners that are 18 feet long with bold graphics digitally embroidered on a sheer polyester fabric.

Originally exhibited at Governor's Island 2015 with 3 banners, the final 2 banners completing the composition were shown in London in 2016.

Maria Aequanimita | Blair Cahill | Governor's Island Art Fair 2016

ADF collaborated with artist Blair Cahill to create her invitational exhibition at Governor's Island Art Fair 2016 in New York. ADF translated the artist's graphic designs into inlaid acrylic discs, creating hundreds of solid acrylic discs as well as acrylic discs with vinyl graphics. Each disc is suspended from an aluminum framework custom engineered by ADF to meet the needs of each individual grouping composition.

ADF engineered a suspension system to hold each grouping of the discs and installed the support structure.

Hear No Evil | Blair Cahill

Hear No Evil produced for artist Blair Cahill by the ADF 3D Fab and Textile team combines the translation of the iconic art postcard are from 1930's Japan. The geishas are posing in the well-known Speak No Evil, See No Evil, Hear No Evil pose. The original image is a reproduction of a black and white photograph that must have been hand-tinted. Artist Blair Cahill further modified the image and ADF translated the image into a composition into digitally embroidered screens on sheer silk.

As part of the collaborative process with the artist, ADF produced samples to pinpoint the exact color contrasts and stitch pattern and density variations needed for this double-sided embroidery.

The frame was custom engineered to provide a solid sculptural frame for the embroidered silk. Pocket hinges were engineered into the design and the CNC routered maple wood with aluminum inset panels create a sculptural framework with precise craftsmanship and engineering.

ADF also produced a custom permanent crate for this sculpture.

This sculpture has been exhibited nationally, first premiering in 2015 during the Miami art fairs.

The Terminal | Blair Cahill

The Terminal was created in 2016 for artist Blair Cahill based on layers of images created by the artist. The graphics were translated by the ADF textiles division into embroidered sheaths of silk that are mounted to a hanging bracket engineered by ADF to suspend the fabric.

Sphere 24 | Blair Cahill

Sphere 24 was engineered by ADF's 3D division for artist Blair Cahill. The mirrored aluminum discs are suspended with polycarbonate and aluminum and mounted to a base with digitally embroidered inlay of silk with graphics designed by the artist.

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